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Put out when mine is swallowed by bar worker (9)

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I believe the answer is:

indignant

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'put out' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'mine is swallowed by bar worker' is the wordplay.
'mine' becomes 'dig' (I've seen this before).
'is swallowed by' indicates putting letters inside.
'bar' becomes 'inn' (both can mean a drinking establishment).
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'dig' placed within 'inn' is 'indign'.
'indign'+'ant'='INDIGNANT'

'when' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for indignant that I've seen before include "Somewhat outraged" , "somewhat angry" , "Ruffled" , "Felling anger over something wrong or unjust" , "not happy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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